Xeon Platinum 8468H vs Gold 6144

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	604	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	7.94	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,925	$13,923

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	16	96
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	105 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	8
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon Platinum 8468H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	8	48
Threads	16	96
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	330 Watt

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